NINEVEH AND ITS PALACES. The Discoveries of Botta and Layard, Applied to the Elucidation of Holy Writ. By Joseph Bonomi. First Edition. Published in 1852 by The Office of the Illustrated London Library, London. 9” x 6” blindstamped cloth decorated with gilt titles and motif. Illustrated with engravings. 412 pages.
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NINIVEH AND ITS PALACES is a richly detailed survey of archaeological discoveries at the ancient Assyrian site of Nineveh. The author, Joseph Bonomi (1796-1878) was a British artist, sculptor, and Egyptologist who worked closely with the British Museum and made many great contributions to the field of Egyptology. His love of history and culture led him to write and illustrate many works on Nubia, Ethiopia and Mesopotamia, as well.
NINEVEH AND ITS PALACES was first published in 1852. The book is divided into six main sections: 1, Discoverers; 2, Historical; 3, Topography; 4, Discoveries; 5, Costume; and 6, Inscriptions and Latest Proceedings and Discoveries. This major work features more than 200 of Bonomi’s own illustrations, ranging from landscapes to drawings of ancient symbols, and including a map of the city and its surrounding countryside.
Located on the east bank of the Tigris River (at present day Mosul in Iraq), Nineveh was one of the oldest and most important cities in antiquity. As the capital city of the ancient Assyrian empire, it had important connections to Israel and other nations mentioned in the Bible.
Settlement at Nineveh dates to around 6000 BC. The city expanded during the reign of King Sennacherib, however was destroyed less than a century after his death. The ruins of Nineveh lay buried for many centuries until excavators Paul-Emile Botta and Sir Henry Austin Layard explored and uncovered the ancient city between 1843 and 1850.
Bonomi himself traveled to Nineveh and personally consulted with Botta and Layard, carefully analyzing the interesting ways in which the archaeologists’ findings applied to Biblical history. The story of the excavations, the antiquities uncovered, and Bonomi’s conclusions are all chronicled here, in NINEVEH AND ITS PALACES.
To give you a better idea of exactly what you will uncover in NINEVEH AND ITS PALACES, I have prepared a detailed summary of the book’s Contents, which you can see below. Further down the page, you can see sample illustrations from the book.
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Contents Are:
SECTION ONE – DISCOVERIES
CHAPTER I: The buried city and its discoverers * Rich * Examination of presumed site of Nineveh * Buildings on Nebbi Yunis, partly ancient chambers, * Inscriptions, and ancient passages in Mound * Inscribed slabs with bitumen on under-sides * Assyrian antiquities and inscriptions
. CHAPTER II: Botta * Appointed Consul at Mosul * Qualifications * M. Mohl * Botta's Researches and Disappointments * Opens the Mound of Kouyimjik * Excavations at Shorsabad * Success of his first operations * Grant by the French Government for their continuance, 14 * Difficulties with the Governor of Mosul * The excavations stopped * Turkish Official Delinquencies * Additional Grant of Money * Permission to continue the Excavations * Arrival of M. Flandin * The Village of Khorsabad purchased * Difficulties attending this arrangement * Workmen engaged, and the Researches resumed * Return of M. Flandin to Paris * The discovered Relics packed and transmitted to Paris
CHAPTER III: Layard * Early Travels * Proceeds to Asia * Excursion in the neighbourhood of the Tigris and Nineveh to Kalah Sherghat and Al Hadhr * Visits Plain of Mel Amir and Susan * The River Karun * Tower of Living Men * Returns to Mosul * Proceeds to Constantinople * Sir Stratford Canning * Returns to Mosul. * Arrives at Naifa * Explorations and Success * Visits Pasha of Mosul * Proceedings interdicted * Resumes Excavations * A third interdict and Works stopped * Visits Arab Sheikhs * Ishmael Pasha superseded by Tahyar Pasha * Favours Layard * Despatch of a Vizerial order * Opening of the Great Mound of Kouyunjik * A rich collection of Sculptures * Their transport to Bagdad * Layard visits the Devil-worshippers * Grant from British Museum * Fresh excavations at Nimroud * Great success * Embarcation of Marble Obelisk * Examines Mound at Kalah Sherghat * Removal of Lion and Bull from Nimroud * Operations necessary * Leaves Nimroud * Departs for Europe
SECTION II – HISTORICAL
CHAPTER I ~ ASSYRIA AND MESOPOTAMIA: The Nineveh of the Bible * Nimrod * His name expressive of his character * His Kingdom * Babel Erech Accad and Calneh * Their present sites * Asshur * His kingdom * Nineveh, Calah, Resen Rehoboth * Their localities traced * Extent and population of Nineveh according to Jonah * The Assyrian Kings * Their wars and conquests * Deportation of Samaria * Mr. Dickinson's remarks * Destruction of the Assyrian army * Death of Sennacherib * Esarhaddon * Nebuchodonosor * The fall of Nineveh
CHAPTER II ~ THE ASSYRIA AND MESOPOTAMIA OF CLASSICAL WRITERS: The Nineveh of the classical writers * Boundaries of Assyria and Mesopotamia * Median Wall * Ninus * Descendant of Asshur * Asshur founder of the Assyrian monarchy * Ninue, founder of the united empire of Assyria * Semiramis * Ninyas * The Chedorlaomer of Scripture * Mesopotamia named on Egyptian monuments * Obelisk of the Atmeidan and Tablet of Kamak * Teutamus assists Priam at siege of Troy * Sardanapalus * The revolt of the Medes * Ctesias and Herodotus * Final overthrow of Nineveh * Period according to Mr. Bosanquet * Rise and Fall of the Babylonian Empire
CHAPTER III ~ SKETCH OF ASSYRIAN HISTORY: The ancient Assyrian empire ends with Sardanapalus and the conquest of Nineveh by the Medes * Rise of the modem empire * Pul * Tiglath Pileser * Shalmaneser * Sennacherib * The conquest of Israel * Esarhaddon * The conquest of Babylon * The Chaldees * Nabopolasser king of Babylon conquers Nineveh * Nebuchadnezzar * The conquest of Judah * Babylon and Assyria conquered by the Medes * Cyrus is king of Persia, Media, Babylon and Assyria * Table of Chronology * Egyptian art and fashions copied at Nineveh at Babylon and at Persepolis
. SECTION III ~ TOPOGRAPHY
CHAPTER I ~ KHORSABAD: Banks of the Tigris * Relative position of Mounds * Situation of Khorsabad * Botta remarked no trace of "Wall of Nineveh” * Character of Mounds on which Assyrian Palaces stood * Khorsabad * Well * Dimensions of fortified Enclosure * Salt Swamps within Wall * Neighbouring Swamps accounted for
CHAPTER II ~ NIMROUD, KOUYUNJIK, AND NEBBI YUNIS: Yarumjeh * Zikru-l-awaz * Resen * Larissa of Xenophon * Chesney * Ainsworth's observations * Nimroud * Koujunjik and Nebbi Tunis * Discoveries mentioned by Rich * Xaramles * Area of ancient Nineveh * Layard's view not tenable * All Tels and Koums probable sites of Ruins * Gebel Makloub * Mounds within boundary line * Width of Wall nearly identical with that of Khorsabad Palace * Course of Tigris changed * Nimroud distant from Boundary of Nineveh * Sites of Cities of Holy Writ
CHAPTER III ~ KALAH SHERGHAT: Ainsworth * The Jubailah * Hamman Ali * Bitumen Springs * Zalah Sherghat t. * Dr. Ross * Al Hadhr
CHAPTER IV ~ BABYLON, PERSEPOLIS, BESITHUN, NAHR-AL-KELB AND CYPRUS: Babylon * Birs Nimroud * Mujallibeh and Kasr * The Western Palace * Al Heimar * Bridge of Masonry and Road of Semiramis * Persepolis * Tel-el-Minar * Diodorus' description * Terraced Platform * Parapet and Palisades * Grand Flights of Stairs * Portal * Winged Bulls * Cistern and Subterraneous Aqueducts * Palace of Forty Pillars * Second Terraced Building * Third ditto * Fourth ditto * Fifth ditto * Large edifice * Tombs * Pasargad of Pliny * Tomb of Cyrus * Hareem of Jemshid * Naksh-i-Roustam * Tomb of Darius Hystapses * Inscribed Stone on Mount Elwand * Ecbatana * Behistun * Semiramis * Bas-relief and Inscriptions * Pass and Inscription of teli-Shin * Inscriptions at Lake Van * Ditto at Nahr-al-Kelb * First Ancient Assyrian Monument brought to England * Inscription at Cyprus * Dr. Lepsius * Inscription in the Desert between the Nile and the Red Sea
SECTION FOUR – DISCOVERIES
CHAPTER I ~ KHORSABAD: The Palaces of Assyria * Plan and construction of Mound * Entrance guarded by Winged Bulls * First Court * The Cherubim - Gigantic Figure of Nimrod * The Bommereng anciently and universally used * Egyptian, Assyrian, South African and Australian Examples * Court * Four-winged Divinity * Cronus or Ilus * Presenting Fir-Cone to those who enter the Chamber * Similar idea on Egyptian Monuments * Tomb of Rhamses IV * Bas-reliefs of Kings Attendants and Officers * Their Dresses and Peculiarities * North-Western side of Court * Repetitions of King and Court * Historical Frieze * Assyrian and Egyptian Ships * Maritime Subject * Dagon * Passage Chamber between Courts * Wooden lock * Inscriptions on Bulls and Pavement * Procession of Tribute-bearers in Passage * Tartan Chief of Tribute * Rabsaris * Rabshakeh * Governors of Provinces * Sultan Medinet * Their Insignia * Second upper line of Tribute-bearers * The Deputy Chief of Tribute * Lower line of Procession right-hand side * Sagartii * Ditto left-hand side * Tribute from extremities of the Empire * Conflagration of Wooden Door * Second Court the King's Court * The Porch for the Throne * The Prophet Daniel * King's Gate at Babylon and Shushan * Facade * Doorways * South-Eastem Side * Repetition of Ilus * King and Court * North- Western Side * Pavement * Secret Cavities containing images * Inscribed Slabs in Doorways * Teraphim * Superstition of the Evil Eye * South-eastern side of Court * Isolated Building * Historical Chambers * Symbolic Tree * Egyptian Symbol * Historical Illustration * Siege of Fortified City * Nysians a Colony of Lydians * War engines * Inner Chamber * Sack of City * Gable Roof * Sacred Edifice * No Upper Story * Divining Chamber * Magic * Interior of the Palace * Chamber VIII * The Hall of Judgment * Fettered Prisoners * Flaying a Man alive * The Chief of the Slayers * Second scene. Introduction of Prisoners * Sagartii a pastoral people * Third scene. King thrusting out the eyes of a Supplicant * Prisoners led by rings in their Lower Lips * Fourth scene similar representation * Chamber IV. * Chamber of Judgment * Repetition of King Judging Prisoners * Bridle in lips * Jews * Isaiah's Prophetic Message embodied on Walls * Chamber VII. * Pleasure House * Altars in high places ib. * King following the Chase * King's Sons ditto * Shooting at Target * King's Foresters * Himting and Huntsmen * Chamber V. * Hall of Historical Records * Battle Scenes * Chamber VI. * The Chamber of Audience * King giving audience to Deputy Goremors * Milyee from Coast of Cilicia * Chamber XI. * Imier Presence Chamber * Teraania or Porters * Chamber XII. * Private Council Chamber * Chamber II. Banqueting Hall * Sieges * Banquet Wine Vase * Drinking Cups * Assyrian and Greek Lyre * Assyrian Greek and Nubian * The Guests * High Seats * Ahasuerus' Feast * Second line of Friezes * Battles and Conquests * Impalement of Prisoners * Numbering the Heads of the Slain * Cities and Fort in Flames * Circular-headed Tablet represented on Frieze * Spare Bow-string * Moveable Breastwork * Chamber III. * Retiring Chamber * Castellated Hills * Jerusalem * Court L. * Wheeled Chair * High Seat or Throne * Seat of Judgment for Master of House or Heads of Tribes * Ancient Customs * Altar * Heavy Chariot * Mighty Men * Horses * Tables * Chamber I. Divining Chamber * Curvetto Moulding * The Temple * Court of the King's House * King's Private Way * Chaldeeans on Walls Ezekiel * Instructive character of Sculptures and Animus displayed in the details * Construction of Assyrian Palaces * Walls * Roofs * Roller * Means of Lighting ; Windows ; Sleeping Apartments * Columns in Court * Awnings fastened to rings in Pavement and in backs of bronze Lions * Gable or Pitched Roofs * Fergusson's Restorations * Botta's Opinion on the Destruction of the Khorsabad Palace
CHAPTER II ~ NIMROUD AND THE SCULPTURES IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM: The Assyrian Relics in the British Museum * Layard's Contributions * North-western ruins of Palace of Nimroud * Antechamber * Colossal Winged Figures * King and Eunuchs * Winged Lions at entrance * Great Hall with historical subjects * Nisroch * Siege of City by King in person * Assyrian and Egyptian Chariots * Return after Victory * Procession of Standard-bearers * Eunuch receiving Prisoners of rank * Mummers * Cittern and Plectrum * Modem Example Tamboura * Curry-combing Horse * Royal Kitchen * Second Series of Battle Scenes * Trained Birds of Prey * Lower line of Illustration * Siege of City Celts * Damascus * Procession of King and Officers and Reception of Prisoners * Passage *of River by King and Troops * Ancient and Modem Boats and Rafts * Colossal Figures of winged beings * King and Eunuchs * Winged Bulls at Entrance * Siege * Lion Hunt * Claw in Lion's Tail * Bull Hunt Prisoners with Spoil * The Treaty of Peace * Royal Sceptre-bearer * Return from the Chase * Royal Cup-bearer * Colossal Group at end of Hall * Baal * Comparison and Original * Remains of Bones and Fragments of Gold Leaf under stone slab * Sacrificial Stones and Conduit * Four-winged Divinity * Winged Lions with Human Heads and Arms * Parthian Bowmen * Deified man with Fallow-deer * Lions with Human Heads and Arms carrying Stag and Flower * Divinity with Fir-Cone * Irregular Arrangement of Subjects * Inference * Selikdar or Sword-bearer * Outer Chamber * King and Officers receiving Tribute * Winged Bulls * Symbolical form in allusion to name of people . See M. A. de Longperier * Hall of Nisroch * Figures of Nisroch before SymboUe Tree * The Hall of Divination * The King drinking in the presence of the Divinities of Assyria * Metaphor in the Psalms * Alternation of subjects * King with Attendants and King with Divinities * Square Slabs with Hole in the Centre * Divining Cup * Cup of Jemshid * Babylon a Golden Cup * Divining by Cup and Arrows * Recesses in the Walls * The Hall of the Oracle * Chamber entirely covered with Inscriptions * Chamber of Divinities * Divinities and Symbolic Tree * The Oracle * Beardless Figure with four Wings * Mysterious Rites * Rimmon * The King * Inscribed Chamber * Chamber with Inscribed Walls * Central Court * Second Hall of Divinities * Hall with Slabs inscribed across the middle but without sculpture * Small chamber where ivories and ornaments were found * Deified Man with Goat and Ear of Wheat * Images in Fiery Furnace * Representations on Walls of Babylon and Nineveh * South-western and Centre Ruins * Assault on City containing Date Tree * Impalement of Prisoners * Evacuation of City and taking account of the Spoil * Slialmaneser * Not a City of Samaria * Date Trees do not bear fruit in Northern parts of Syria * Attack on a Citadel near a Torrent * Pursuit of Enemy Vulture above * Arab on Dromedary pursued by Spearmen * Female Captive followed by Camels * Warrior hunting the Lion * Eunuch introducing Prisoners * King holding two Arrows and addressing Warrior * Man driving Flock of Sheep and Goats * Fragments * King and Selikdar * Priests * Griffon pursued by Ibus * Contention of Good and Evil Spirits * Cannes the Chaldaean Dagon * Miss Fanny Corbeaux on the Rephaim * Colossal Lion * Statue of High Priest * Portrait of King in Chronological Tablet * Circular Altar * Cup bearer * King and cup-bearer * Priest * Four other Fragments * Colossal Heads * Portraits of Kings * Glass Ivories Bronzes * Terra Cotta Vases &c. * Small Lions * Weights * Inscribed Slabs * Mode of Reading * Basaltic Statue * The Obelisk and Description of its Four sides * Mr. Hector's Contributions * Sir H. Rawlinson's Collection from Khorsabad * Resemblance and Comparisons between the Palaces of Khorsabad and Nimroud * Sculptures integral Part of Plan at Khorsabad * Sculptures adapted at Nimroud * Regal and Historical Character of Palace of Khorsabad * Regal and Sacred Character of Palace at Nimroud * Chambers at Kimroud devoted exclusively to Divinities and to King attended by Divinities * Divinities peculiar to Nimroud and to Khorsabad * Baal * Beardless Four-winged Divinity and Deified Man seen only at Nimroud * Nimrod at Khorsabad only * King Divining at Nimroud * Trained Bird of Prey at Nimroud * King Drinking * "Wars with Sheep-skin clad People at Khorsabad * With People wearing Fillet at Nimroud * Tribute obligatory at Nimroud * Voluntary at Khorsabad * Inscriptions across Sculptures at Nimroud * No Analogous Inscription at Khorsabad * Appendage to Chariot peculiar to Nimroud * Difierences in Styles of Art * Inferences * Khorsabad finished Palace * Nimroud Incomplete * Evidences * Tribute * Inscriptions * Trained birds of Prey * Chariots * Divinities * Human-Headed Winged Lion * Four-winged Beardless Divinity * Deified Mortals * Degeneracy of the system of religion at Nimroud * Nisroch * Baal found at Persepolis * Nimroud intermediate between Khorsabad and Persepolis * Conclusion * List of Sculptures from Nimroud and Khorsabad
SECTION FIVE ~ COSTUME
Assyrian Art, Industry, Dress, Ornaments and Equipages; Perfection of the Art of Sculpture in Nineveh * Assyrian Art intermediary between the Grecian and Egyptian * Vases and Furniture * Splendour of Costumes * Head-dresses * Warlike Weapons ib. * Extreme care of Beards * Love of Ornament * Earrings * Bracelets * The Style of Art which characterised their Ornaments * Comparison with more familiar forms of Greek Art * Assyrian Industry * The high degree of perfection it attained * Acquaintance with the Art of working various Metals * Pottery. * Tablets of Gold and Silver Copper and Lead * Bronze Lion * Its Use * Bronzes * Seals of Clay * Funereal Urns * Painted Bricks * Altars * Nails * Burnt clay Idols * Chariot-Wheels * Lapis Ollaris * Commerce of Ancient Assyria * Babylonian boast of Skill in Archery * Its Chief Branches of Traffic
SECTION SIX ~ INSCRIPTIONS AND LATEST PROCEEDINGS AND DISCOVERIES.
CHAPTER I: Assyrian Inscriptions and their Interpretation * The Arrow-Head Character * How it came to be deciphered by Professor Grotefend * Suggestions of M. Boumouf and Professor Lassen Col. Rawlinson and the Behistun Inscription * Process of analyzing the Assyrian Text * The Inscriptions at Ehorsabad the Situations in which they were found * Botta's opinion of these Inscriptions * Colonel RawHnson's Account of the Labours of his predecessors and of himself * The Babylonian unquestionably the most ancient Cuneiform Writing * Tablets at the Mouth of the Nahr-al-Kelb * Cuneiform Writing confined exclusively to Sculptures and Impressions * The Inscription on the Obelisk found at Nimroud * Col. Rawlinson's translation and remarks * Dr. Grotefend's reading of the Obelisk * Shalmaneser * Dr. Hincks' reading of some names * Jehu * Identification of the king who built Kouyunjik with the Sennacherib of Scripture by Col. Rawlinson * Esar-Haddon * Language and mode of writing the ancient Assyrian * Difference between the two systems of CoL Rawlinson and Dr. Hincks in interpreting Inscriptions * Mr. Bosanquet Dr. Hincks' further Discoveries * Dr. Grotefend on the Plan of Nimroud
CHAPTER II: Latest Proceedings and Discoveries in Assyria * Intelligence of Layard * Communication from Col. Rawlinson read at the Asiatic Society * Excavations of M. Place * Col. Rawlinson on Cuneiform Inscriptions * His Report on Inscription containing name of Pul * Assyrian Antiquities forwarded by him to British Museum * His Article on the Cylinders of Babylon and Assyria * Chronology of the Assyrians by M. Oppert * Chronological Table
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